Plow.



V. E. SAPP.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1013.

1,1 17,448. Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Inventor Attorneys VERNON ELI SAPP, OF NEW RIVER, FLORIDA.

PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Application filed May 28, 1913. Serial No. 770,450. 1

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VERNON E. SAPI, a citizen of the United States,residing at New River, in the county of Bradford and State of Florida,have invented a new and useful Plow, of which the followingis aspecification.

This invention relates to plows, its principal object being to provide aplow having adjustable standards, there being simple means forconnecting the standards and braces to the plow beam.

A further object is to provide a plow utilizing a. removable wear platein connection with the landside whereby the life of the landside isgreatly prolonged, it being possible to remove the wear plate andsubstitute another when said plate becomes Worn or broken.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention hasbeen shown.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the plow standards and their beam. Fig.2 is a plan View of the structure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rearelevation. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the landside and itswear plate. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the wear plate.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates thebeam of the plow,

the same having handles 2 diverging upwardly from the rear end thereof.Secured to each side of the beam is a bracket 3, having terminal ears 1secured to the beam by bolts 5 and (3 extending transversely through thebeam. Each bolt 6 is not only extended through one of the brackets butlikewise engages a brace 7 Extending downwardly from each of thebrackets 3 is a standard 8. These standards are curved downwardly andforwardly and the rear one is provided, at its lower end, with alandside 9. Secured to one side of the standard 8 is a reinforcing strip10 spaced, for the greater portion of its length, from the standard 8.One standard 8 is. extended outside of the bracket 3 while its strip 10extended into the bracket and bolts 11. connect the strip tothe standard so that, by tightening these bolts, the strip and standard will bindtightly upon the bracket 3 and thus prevent displacement of the standardrelative to the bracket. The other standard 8 may be extended in sidethe bracket with its reinforcing strip ill) outside of the bracket. Therearwardly extending brace 7 is extended into thespace between the rearstandard 8 and its strip 10 and is secured thereto by bolts 12 extendingtransversely through the standard and its reinforcing strip. Bothstandards are con: nected in the same manner to the brackets 3 and theforwardly extending brace 7 is secured in the same manner to the frontstandard. As the backets 3 are extended laterally in opposite directionsfrom the beam 1., it will be seen that the standards 8 will not bedisposed in alinement but will, instead, be located so as to travel. inparallel paths. If desired, each of the. standards may be provided witha rearwardly extending brace 13, the brace 13 of the front standardbeing connected to the adjacent bolt 6 while the brace 1.3 of the rearstandard is connected to the rear bolt 5. It is to be understood that byloosening the bolts 11, the standards 8 can be adjusted 1ongitudi nallyof their brackets.

For the purpose of protecting the landside from wear, it is providedwith a shoe or wear plate shown in detail in Fig. 5. This wear plateincludes a base 1 1 so proportioned as to extend under the landsidethroughout the length thereof and a desired distance rearwardlytherefrom. A flange 15 extends upwardly from the outer side of thelandside and is adapted to protect the active side of the said landsidcfrom wear. This flange has openings 16 for the reception of bolts 17which are employed for securing the shoe to the landside.

It is to be understood that plow points are to be connected to thestandards in the usual manner.

It has been found that by providing a structure herein described, thenumber of parts necessary is reduced to the minimum, the plow is able toresist excessive strains and is, furthermore, rendered more durable forthe reason that the landside, which is an integral part of the standard,is protected from wear. Obviously should the wear plate become worn, itcan be easily detached and another one substituted therefor.

It will be noted that the braces 7 and 13 hold the pivot bolts 12 fixedrelative to each other and to the beam 1 and, by referring particularlyto Fig. 3, it will be seen that the braces 7 and 13 extending from eachbolt 12 are attached to opposite sides respectively of the beam 1 sothat, these braces, which are inclined laterally from the beam 1, thusserve to reinforce each other to resist lateral strains.

What is claimed is A plow including a beam, a bracket secured to eachside of the beam, each bracket having an intermediate portion extendedparallel with the beam, braces arranged in pairs, the braces of eachpair being secured to opposite sides respectively of the beam andconverging downwardly, the two pairs of braces being inclined laterallyin opposite directions respectively from the beam, a pivot boltsupported by the lower ends of the braces of each pair, a standardpivotally mounted upon each pivot bolt, a reinforcing strip extendinglongitudinally along one side of each standard, the intermediate portionof each bracket being extended between one standard and its reinforcingstrip, and means extending transversely through each standard and itsreinforcing strip and above and below the bracket for binding saidstandard and reinforcing strip upon the bracket thereby to hold thestandard against movement upon its pivot.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaffixedmy signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

VERNON ELI SAPP.

Witnesses:

T. B. MooDY, W. M. PARKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 6.

